Application for Programmatic Approval Under Section 401/303 of the Clean " 1Ater Act
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Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Application for Programmatic Approval under Section 401/303 of the Clean " 1ater Act Submitted to: U.S. EPA Region 5 77 West Jackson Boulevard Chicago, IL 60604 Contents List of Appendices .................................................................................................................................................... ii. I. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................................... 4 II. FEDERAL RECOGNITION ....................................................................................................................................... 4 Ill. GOVERNMENTAL BODY AND ITS DUTIES AND POWERS ..................................................................................... 5 A. Source of Authority ......................................................................................................................................... 5 B. Form of Government ....................................................................................................................................... 5 C. Governmental Duties and Functions ............................................................................................................... 6 IV. AUTHORITY TO REGULATE WATER QUALITY ..................................................................................................... 11 A. Area over Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Asserts Authority specific to this Application ........................ 12 B. Basis of Authority to Regulate Water Quality ........................................................................................... 13 C. Water Resources of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community's t:Anse Indian Reservation and their Significance ........................................................................................................................................................ 15 D. Current Water Quality Impairments and Threats ......................................................................................... 31 E. Express Delegation from Congress ................................................................................................................ 47 F. Demonstrated Need for KBIC Jurisdiction ...................................................................................................... 48 G. Surface Waters to be Regulated ................................................................................................................... 48 V. TRIBAL CAPACITY ................................................................................................................................................ 48 A. Management Experience .............................................................................................................................. 49 B. Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Functions ............................................................................................... 54 C. Administrative Agency .................................................................................................................................. 54 D. Technical and Administrative Capabilities ..................................................................................................... 55 VI. Attorney Statement .......................................................................................................................................... 55 References ............................................................................................................................................................. 56 APPENDICES Appendix A; Treaty of 1842 and 1854 Appendix Bi L'Anse Reservation Legal Description and Maps Appendix C; Federal Register, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs; Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible To Receive Services From the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs; (FR 2010-24640); Appendix D; Constitution and Bylaws of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Appendix E; KBIC Tribal Code; Table of Contents Appendix F; KBIC Government Structure and Committees/Boards/Task Force Groups Appendix G; Title 10; Hunting, Fishing, Trapping and Gathering Ordinance Appendix H; Source Water Assessment and Protection Plans; Kawbawgam Road and Zeba Appendix I; Spring Cleanup and Household Hazardous Waste Collection Information AppendixJ; Resolution KB-1020-2001, Tribal Conservation District Act, Appendix K; Resolution KB-11S2-2003, Integrated Resource Management Plan Appendix L: Strategic Plan Appendix M; KBIC Health Department Structure Appendix N; Reservation Land Ownership Map Appendix O; EPA TAS Designation Letter for Receiving Clean Water Act Section 106 Funding Appendix P; Proposed Designated Uses, Draft Water Quality Standards, and Reservation Water Resource Information Appendix Q; Rapid Watershed Assessments Appendix R; Water Quality Sampling Locations, Data, Summaries, and Water Related Reports Appendix S; Wetlands, Wildlife, and Wild Rice Information Appendix T; KBIC Hatchery Profile, Walleye Rearing Facility Profile, Stocking Data and Information Appendix U; KBIC Greenhouse, and Native and Invasive Plant Species Information Appendix V; Reservation Residential Well Head Location Information Appendix W; Documentation on the Importance of Water Appendix X; Land Use and Census Data and Information Appendix Y; Commercial Forestry Information Appendix Z; Septic System Waste Dumping Incident Documentation Appendix AA; Illegal Dumping Information Appendix BB; Site Visit Memoranda Appendix CC; Underground Storage Tank Appendix DD; Michigan DEQ Budget/Personnel Deficit News Articles Appendix EE; State of Michigan Part 201 and Waste Disposal System Database Information Appendix FF; Brownfield Site Information Appendix GG; Drum Removal Action Documentation and Information Appendix HH; Michigan CIWPIS Data and Wetland Study Information Appendix 11; Air Quality Information Appendix JJ; Hard rock Mining Information Appendix KK; Self Determination Act Funding Resolution Appendix LL; Natural Resource Department Information Appendix MM; Indian Health Service 2011 Sanitary Survey Appendix NN; Water Quality Program Job Descriptions I. INTRODUCTION The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC) Lake Superior Band of Chippewa hereby requests authorization pursuant to the Clean Water Act (CWA) and submits the following information to fulfill the requirements as specified by the CWA, section 518 (33 U.S.C. §1377(e)) and 40 CFR §131.8 (a) for the purpose of programmatic approval to obtain Treatment as a State (TAS) authority and establish a water quality standards (WQS) program for KBIC's L'Anse Reservation ("Reservation") under CWA §303 and the certification program found at CWA §401 (33 U.S.C. §§1313 and 1341 respectively). II. FEDERAL RECOGNITION Regulations at 40 C.F.R. §131.8(a)(l) and 40 C.F.R. §131.8(b)(l) require KBIC to be recognized by the federal government as an Indian Tribe. Evidence that KBIC is a federally recognized Indian Tribe includes, but is not limited to: A. KBIC's historic and current relationship with the federal government. KBIC is the successor in interest of the L'Anse and Ontonagon Bands of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, signatories to two treaties with the United States of America, the 1842 Treaty with the Chippewa (7 Stat. 591), and the 1854 Treaty with the Chippewa (10 Stat. 1109) (Appendix A). Article II of the Treaty of 1854 established the boundaries of the Reservation (See boundary map at Appendix B). B. The Department of Interior's published list of federally recognized tribes which includes KBIC (See 67 FR 46328-01 at Appendix C). C. The collective rights of KBIC and its members both on-Reservation and within the territories ceded to the United States through the treaties of 1842 and 1854 have been recognized by the State of Michigan and the federal courts providing further evidence of KBIC's recognition as an Indian tribe. (See; People v. Jandreau, 384 Mich. 539, 185 N.W.2d 375 (1971), see also Keweenaw Bay Indian Community v. State of Michigan, 784 F.Supp. 418, (W.D. Mich. (Feb. 28, 1991)). D. Established an ongoing assistance, grant, and contract relationships between KBIC and various departments of federal government through which the federal government recognizes KBIC as an Indian tribe. These relationships include a Self Determination Act Compact and Contract programs with the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). 4 E. Since 1936 KBIC has been organized as a government pursuant to Section 16 of the Indian Reorganization Act, 25 U.S.C. §476. KBIC's Constitution and Bylaws (Constitution) were adopted by the tribal membership and approved by the Secretary of the Interior in 1936 (Appendix D). Approval of the Constitution and Bylaws by the Secretary of the Interior constitutes acknowledgment by the federal government that KBIC is a federally recognized Indian tribe. III. GOVERNMENTAL BODY AND ITS DUTIES AND POWERS Regulations at 40 C.F.R. §13L8(a)(2), 40 C.F.R. §13L8(b)(3) require KBIC to: A) Identify the source of the KBIC governmental authority to carry out governmental functions; B) provide a description of the KBIC government; C) demonstrate that KBIC has a governing body that is currently carrying out substantial governmental duties and powers and provide a description of the types of governmental functions performed. The following provides the required information: A. Source of Authority The authority of KBIC to govern its members and